Taking the kids: And planning for ski season during the pandemic Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency © Alterra Mountain Company Kids at top of ski run. As if family trips to the snow aren’t difficult enough! All of the gear, the risk of bad weather, getting kids to and from ski school on time, and planning meals. Having raised three snow-loving kids, I can honestly say there is no vacation that is more labor intensive, or rewarding, than a trip to the snow. That first time your 7-year-old beats you down the slope, the talks with your teen on the lifts that there never s...